OpenAI’s Sora and Hollywood’s artificial intelligence ‘matrix’
The threat of artificial intelligence to Hollywood’s status quo entered a new phase of reality earlier this month when OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, introduced…
Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ casts Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby
Roses are red, violets are blue. Marvel just confirmed it’s “Fantastic Four” stars, let’s see who’s who. Marvel treated its fans to a Valentine’s Day…
Crew member dies on the set of Marvel Studios’ ‘Wonder Man’
A crew member died Tuesday morning on the Los Angeles set of a Marvel TV series after falling from the rafters, a Marvel spokesperson has…
‘Anyone But You’ shows that the big-screen romcom never died
As the success of Sony Pictures’ “Anyone But You” has shown, Hollywood might have been too quick to give up on the romantic comedy as…
How Hollywood markets musicals says a lot about the way movies are sold
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Sundance 2024: Sue Bird on money in WNBA, her showbiz future
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Pauly Shore has Oscar hopes for unauthorized Richard Simmons movie
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How IHeartComix’s super creativity took the event company from the L.A. music scene to Marvel
Things were getting weird again between mission control and the space station S.A.B.E.R. For one thing, both places were crawling with cats, turning a high-concept…
Sundance CEO explains why film festivals need to ‘evolve’
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Devery Jacobs defends Marvel’s Native American heroes
Native American actor Devery Jacobs spoke out this week against a critic who questioned whether two Indigenous characters should exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
Steven Yeun explains why he ditched Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’
Steven Yeun broke up with Marvel by email. Amid news of his departure from the upcoming “Thunderbolts” superhero film, Yeun told Variety that he had…
2024 box office: Strike delays lower expectations by $1 billion
Bad news first: Thanks to the wreckage inflicted on Hollywood’s production apparatus during the six months of combined actors’ and writers’ strikes, the film industry…
Marvel actor-stuntwoman critically injured in NYC crash
Actor and stuntperson Carrie Bernans, who has appeared in several Marvel films, including “Black Panther,” and mostly recently worked on “The Color Purple,” was critically…
Five big themes for Hollywood in 2024
The new year in Hollywood always brings certain traditions: resolutions, predictions, last-minute deals squeezed in before quarter-end. Naturally, media reporters reflect on everything that went…
‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and Taylor Swift reign at 2023 box office
During a theatrical decade best defined by its franchises and interconnected superhero epics, 2023 offered some hope for (semi-)original filmmaking — and was the year…
‘Willie Nelson and Family,’ ‘Dr. Death’ Season 2, more to stream
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who needs something to pass the time this holiday weekend. In Screen Gab No. 112, we recommend…